Construction op carriages



BROWN & HICKS.

Fifth: WheeL No. 279.; Patented July 17, 1837.

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SAMUEL 0. BROWN AND LEVI J. HICKS, OF MAGEDON, NEW YORK.

CONSTRUCTION OF GARRIAGES.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 279, dated July 17, 1837.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, SAMUEL C. BROWN and LEVIJ. HICKS, of Macedon, in the county of Wayne and State of New York,

have invented a new and useful Improvement on Fifth-Wheels of Carriagesor Wagons; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full andexact description thereof.

The improvement consists of two horizontal cast iron wheels (see Figurel) the lower wheel to be made fast to the forward axle-tree of thecarriage by bolts or otherwise; the upper surface of said lower wheel(see Fig. 5) to be convex in the direction of the axle tree sufficientlyso to favor the inequalities of the road; there is also to be afianch(see Fig. 4letter D) on the inner circumference of the rim on the frontpart of the upper surface of said lower wheel pressing against the innercircumference of the upper wheel (see Fig. lletter D) to prevent aviolent or unusual strain of the kingbolt. The upper wheel (see Fig. 2)to rest on the lower wheel (as see Fig. 1); there is to be a flange onthe inner and lower part of the circumference of said upper wheel (seeFig. 3 letter G) and directly under the socket (see Fig. 2, letter C)that receives the reach or perch; there is to be a head block (see Fig.2 letter B) of cast iron, cast with said upper wheel, and to be fittedto the spring of the carriage. There is to be, also, an open socket castwith said upper wheel (see Fig. .2 letter C) anddirectly over one of thefianches (GFig. 3)

abOX'G mentioned to receive the reach or F. S. LOVELL, W. F. ALDRIoH.

